Fix a failed take / Seedance / text burned in
Seedance burns in text, subtitles or logos: how to fix it
Garbled captions, a fake logo, a watermark or your slogan appear inside the generated video.
Why it happens
- Copy, slogans or end-card text written into the prompt.
- No instruction to keep the frame free of text.
Fixes, in order
Remove slogans, captions and end-card copy from the prompt and add them in your editor.
“"no music, no logo, no text on screen," are important.”— iCreat AI, 2026-07-24
Add one plain constraint such as "no on-screen text, no subtitles, no logo".
“avoid generating any text or subtitles”— ByteDance
“no on-screen text or watermark”— golden-prompts.com, 2026-09-15
Ask for no narration or subtitles unless you want them.
“Avoid narration, subtitles and laugh tracks unless wanted.”— MattVidPro
Change one thing per retry and keep the seed, so you can tell what helped. 4 quotes from the prompting guides linked above; we paraphrase the fix and quote the source word for word.
Other Seedance fixes
Seedance 2.5 product morphing or changing shape: fixesThe product (a shoe, bottle or package) changes shape, label or details during the clip, often in the last second.Seedance camera move not working (ignored or jittery): fixesYou asked for a push-in or tracking shot and got a different move, a static shot or a jittery drift.Seedance unwanted cuts or scene jumps: how to fixThe clip cuts to a new angle or jumps to another place when you wanted one continuous shot.Seedance face or character drift: fixesThe person's face, hair or outfit changes during the clip or from one generation to the next.Seedance sound effects out of sync: fixesFootsteps, clicks or impacts land late, early or with nothing on screen causing them.Seedance not following your prompt: fixesSome of what you asked for never shows up, especially details near the end of a long prompt.
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